Nu kan barnen hänga sina kläder, väskor och smycken på knopparna! Halsbanden ovan är dels ett som jag målat och dels ett som vi fått av Karin & Freja på Pysselbolaget. Beskrivning finns på deras blogg.
———-Now my daughters can use the knobs to hang their clothes, bags and jewelry! One of the necklaces above I made myself a couple of years back and the doll-like one was given to us by Karin and Freja at Pysselbolaget. You can find the tutorial on their blog.

Barnen valde en fondvägg med Stockholmsmotiv från Duro (kollektion Aveny) och i taket hängde jag alla mina rislampor som förvandlats till luftballonger. Tanken är att luftballongerna svävar över Stockholm. Som de ofta gör på sommaren. Molnhyllan kommer från TGR och taklampan från Ikea.
———-For one of the walls they chose a wall paper from Duro (Aveny/”Stockholm”) with a stylistic city skyline. From the ceiling I hung all of my paper lanterns turned into hot air balloons. The idea is that hot air balloons are flying over our capital city, Stockholm. Like they often do in the summertime. The cloud shelf comes from TGR/Tiger and the lamp is from Ikea.

Here’s what I did: First of all, I made a drawing and brought it with me to a hardware store. The staff helped me cut the strips of wood and the board into the right dimensions. You can see my drawing below.

Once back home, I started with the framework and mounted it all together with the help of angle irons, screws and a screwdriver. This helped me keep the frame perpendicular.

As it turned out, all the corners didn’t need an angle iron, it was enough with half of the corners for my framework to be steady enough.

When the frame was finished I mounted my perforated board onto the framework. I used most of the screws around the edge and a few screws in the middle.

Here is what the back looked like when I was done.

I drilled 4 holes, one in each corner of the board and mounted the pegboard on the wall using anchor bolts. When the board was up on the wall, I painted the short side (where you could see the side of one strip of wood) white.

Time for my cross stitch painting. I found it easiest to paint one color at a time. I measured out where I wanted my rose to be and started with the lightest green to proceed with darker and darker shades of green.

When all the green crosses were done, I began with the pink ones.

All in all, it took me about two evenings to paint the rose, 2-3 hours both evenings. After that I sat down and enjoyed the finished result. 😉

This is what my drawing looks like. I would like to take this opportunity to point out that I am far from a skilled carpenter and that my way of creating this pegboard might not be the smartest nor the best. What I can say is that it worked for me and that it turned out to be a solid pegboard that fulfills all my wishes. My pegboard measures 162,5×122 cm (64×48 inches) and is adapted in size for this particular wall.

Shopping list: Strips of wood, 2 cm (0.4″) thick and 4,5 cm (1.8″) wide and in the lengths shown in my drawing above. I asked the staff at the store cut them for me and it didn’t cost much extra.

48 pcs of screws, up to 4 cm (1.6″) long, for mounting the angle iron.

Screws up to 2 mm long for mounting the board onto the framework. I used about 60-70 screws.

4 anchor screws or dowels and screws (depending on your type of wall) for mounting the pegboard on the wall.

If you want to paint a cross stitch pattern on your board you will need acrylic paint and a paintbrush. I used Martha Stewart Crafts® Satin Paint and a white acrylic brush.

Rosmönstret hittade jag på Pinterest vilket ledde mig till Wild Flower Wallpapers där den går att ladda ner i olika storlekar. Jag har förgäves letat efter upphovsrättkvinnan (eller mannen) till mönstret men gått bet. Är det något som vet så tipsa mig gärna så lägger jag ut information om det här. Det går förstås att använda i princip vilket korsstygnsmönster som helst, huvudsaken antalet rutor i mönstret passar antalet rutor/hål i din tavla. Jag översatte garnfärgerna i broderimönstret till de hobbyfärger jag hade hemma och blandade färgerna sinsemellan för att få fler nyanser. De färger jag använde heter: Pink Carnation, Camellia Pink, Japanese Maple, Scallion, Green Curry och Scottish Highlands och kommer alla från Martha Stewart Crafts som finns hos Make & Create.
———–I found this rose pattern on Pinterest, which led me to Wild Flower Wallpapers where it could be downloaded in different sizes. I have been searching in vain for who has the copyright to the pattern but I have failed. If any of you know, please inform me and I will credit he or she properly. You could use any cross stitch pattern you like, as long as the number of squares in the pattern fit the numbers of squares/holes on your pegboard. I translated the yarn colors from the pattern to the hobby paint I had at home and mixed the colors in between to get more shades. The names of the paint I used are: Pink Carnation, Camellia Pink, Japanese Maple, Scallion, Green Curry and the Scottish Highlands and they are all from Martha Stewart Crafts and are sold at Make & Create.

Som ni ser på bilden högst upp till vänster så försökte jag måla kryssen åt samma håll hela tiden, så att det översta penseldraget lutar åt samma håll hela målningen igenom. Ungefär som när man broderar, för att få stygnen åt samma håll. Ni ser också det färdiga resultatet av min håltavla där den hänger över min arbetsplats i nya pysselrummet och jag är faktiskt lite stolt över att jag kunde snickra till den helt själv.
————-As you see in the image at the top left, I tried to paint the crosses in the same direction all the way through, so that the top brushstroke is leaning in the same direction throughout the painting. Kind of like when you embroider and want to get the stitches in the same direction. You can also see the finished result of my pegboard hanging over my work station in my new craft room and I’m actually a little bit proud that I was able to make this all by myself.

This was the first post of many from my new craft studio. Many more will come and among other things I will show you how I made my own pegboard hooks and the washi tape dispenser I created. You will also have a viewing of the rest of my craft room and see how I chose to decorate it.

Today is the day. D-Day. Time to tell you all what’s been keeping me occupied lately. What has made me work almost around the clock with very little spear time for family & friends (sorry!).

Ever since I started this blog, about one year ago, I have nurtured a dream of opening an online store for Do-It-Yourself enthusiasts. Together with a colleague, I have now actualized this dream. For now, the shop is limited to the Swedish market. But if all goes as planned, we will launch it abroad in the future.

We aim to offer quality products selected by creative people, for creative people. You will be able to find inspiration and supplies, whether you create to make your home more personal with your own unique design, because it’s a fun hobby to share with your kids, or simply a way to relax and feel good.

The shop is still under development, and much will happen in the beginning. Soon we will offer more fun products, launch additional features, offer more payment solutions and last but not least – fill the idea bank with even more inspiration and tutorials. This is just the beginning, but at some point I have to dare to let go, even though everything isn’t perfect. It feels exciting, fun and very very nervous.

Jag nämnde häromdagen att jag målat om ett gammalt skåp. Ett skåp som jag tycker mycket om och som funnits i vår ägo i snart femton år. Men nu var det dags för en ansiktslyftning. En ny chockrosa yta. /I mentioned the other day that I’ve repainted an old cabinet. A cabinet which I’m very fond of and that’s been in our family for almost fifteen years. But now the time had come for a facelift. A new pink finish.